The Hollywood Entertainment District is a business improvement district funded by more than 500 property owners to provide streetscape beautification, street cleaning, security services and homeless outreach.

The Sunset & Vine District is a seven-year property-based Business Improvement District (BID) that spans 15 blocks along the world-renowned Sunset Boulevard, from roughly Schrader Boulevard on the west to the 101 Freeway on the east.

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Here is the humbling reality. I had the privilege to attend an international conference on mental health last week in Trieste, Italy. There were 36 countries represented; panels, speakers and site visits stretched out over four days. Not surprisingly, there… read more

I will confess. I bought into the narrative around Prop 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. But how many would assert today that our neighborhoods are, in fact, safer than in November 2014 when the measure passed with nearly 60… read more

Last weekend, one of my board members sent me a link to a list: “The Biggest Tourist Traps on Earth.” He was apologetic, but as I read it, I sighed. The Walk of Fame is listed there with the Blarney Stone,… read more

What? Another election? Another Measure H? Didn’t we just vote on this? Answer: Yes. Yes. And sort of. In less than a month, the polls will be open throughout the entire county of Los Angeles, and voters will have a… read more

Because the holiday season is all about giving and receiving thanks, it’s time to offer plenty to a trio of Hollywood-area foundations that help the homeless. Providing support through contributions, volunteering, and simply spreading the word about these charitable institutions… read more

Not a day goes by without a call from a concerned property or business owner seeking answers to explain why the homeless situation in Hollywood has increased so significantly over the past couple of years. Indeed, this is corroborated by… read more

On Saturday, September 24, join Healthier Heroes and VIBES365 for a night of musical excellence to raise funds to provide desperately needed nutrition and support for homeless and at-risk veterans living in Los Angeles. The event will take place from… read more

I have learned a lot about the systems that exist to help and house people suffering from mental illness by my friendship with a man who suffers from schizophrenia. Up until we met in 2008, he was homeless off and… read more

Food festival to feature 20+ Hollywood restaurants and a concert headlined by Gabriel Garzón-Montano; tickets to last year’s event sold out. Guests to the fifth annual Sunset & Dine food festival will sample food, wine and beer from more than 20… read more

In the next two months, I am scheduled to deliver at least four talks in which I will share what I am learning about people who are homeless and suffer from severe mental illness in our city. As I gather… read more